性视界

It was an afternoon of celebration, music and bittersweet emotions.

The 性视界 campus community gathered Feb. 12 to cut the ribbon on the Library Learning Commons, a three-story 76,000-square-foot structure that had been under construction since summer 2023. The $75 million state-of-the-art building includes a library, classrooms, study spaces and more.

鈥淭his building will no doubt serve countless generations of students and help them on the way toward academic success,鈥� Shannon said. 鈥淲e are excited to officially open our Library Learning Commons today.鈥�

Community members took tours of the facility, which includes 27 study rooms, 136 computer terminals and about 60,000 books.

性视界 Governing Board Vice President Gary  C. Ovitt described the excitement of watching the building come together during the last couple of years.

鈥淟ike our construction crews, our students will be building their own foundations here in this beautiful new facility 鈥� foundations for bright futures,鈥� he said.

The Measure P project was a labor of love for many, and leading the charge were two men who passed away before having an opportunity to celebrate its completion.

The campus community held a moment of silence to remember Associate Superintendent of Administrative Services and Emergency Operations Troy Ament, as well as James 鈥淛im鈥� Rogers, who served as senior construction manager on the project.

性视界 Student Government President/Trustee Matthew Caddell spoke about Ament鈥檚 commitment to the project, but also to students.

鈥淗e understood that this space wasn鈥檛 about a ribbon cutting. It was about generations of students who would walk through these doors looking for a chance to build something better for themselves,鈥� he said.

Members of 性视界鈥檚 choir, accompanied by Professor of Music Patrick Aranda on piano and directed by Professor of Music David Rentz, performed 鈥淏lessed Be鈥� by Melanie DeMore. The group gathered 鈥渇lash mob鈥� style on the grand staircase 鈥� honoring Ament鈥檚 vision for the ceremony.

Rogers served on the Measure P bond construction team for five years, leading the construction of the new library as well as master planning for the new Fontana campus. Ament served 性视界 13 years, leading numerous Measure P projects to completion including the Aquatic Center and the Chino Instructional Building.

Caddell said that the new building represents what happens when the community invests intentionally in student success.

鈥淭his building is more than concrete and glass. It鈥檚 three floors of possibility,鈥� he said.